Expert: Amy - 5/16/2007

Question
Hi
I am creating a map in Adobe Illustrator CS2.3 (Windows) and have created a couple of custom symbols to make an oil pipeline -basically two different pieces of pipe wich I can join up to make on long curving pipe. It looks fine in Illustrator, but when I save it as a PDF, in the PDF version, one of the symbols is missing. The other is fine, so what should be a continuous pipeline has every other section missing.
Any ideas? Thanks!

Answer
Hi Katy,

Why don't you "select all" and try an Object > Expand.
Then save the file as a PDF or print to a PDF.

Don't forget to UNDO the Expand immediately afterwards so that you don't accidentally save over your AI file with the symbols expanded.

Let me know if that helps?
Amy Pace